I've got to start with an edit. Note to self: Read your last blog before writing your next. To answer any questions I left before, No, I didn't buy lemons to make iced water with fresh lemons. I'm still drinking iced tea. I will keep working ... Read more

I was writing on a message board the other night and I quickly wrote that I didn't want to find that my higher power is food. Food, how I have given it so much power! I have let it comfort me, I have let it entertain me while I am bored instead... Read more

I only lost 2 pounds my first week and it was disappointing, but I have to remind myself that ake Prednisone for systemic Lupus and take other meds that either cause weight gain or hurt the losing. I can't change those things, but I watched a D... Read more

Well, it wasn't a perfect day, but I did stay close to calorie allotment, but went over on carbs big time. Ugh! I have to find a way to get in more protein & it isn't easy for me.
When I was 27a I first got encephalitis and shortly after I ... Read more

I didn't get far the first time, but I plan on being smarter and kinder to myself this time and I will blog and have fun as I transition from making food my friend to making Sparkle friends! Going to sleep now. Happy New Year all! This is gonna ... Read more

I really, really love keeping a food journal. Even though I've been on hundreds of diets and know the basics of what is healthy and what is not, I tend to not really know just how much I've taken in during the day unless I write each and every ... Read more